At the start, in 1992 Hamilton Travel had organized about 6 tours and carried around 250 passengers abroad. Since then the company expanded steadily sending Maltese tourists to new destinations and experiences. During 2002 and 2003, 150 tours yearly were successfully organised and the annual figure of Maltese tourists travelling with Hamilton Travel grew to over 10,000. In the summer of 2003 Hamilton Travel carried over 2,000 persons on the MSC Rhapsody, cruising the Western Mediterranean and over 3000 persons on the MSC Melody in 2004. From 2005 onwards MSC have sent their bigger ships to Malta carrying between 3000 to 4000 passengers per week.